1. Ronald Bruce Boone was born on September 6,1946 and is an American former professional basketball player.
24 Facts About Ron Boone
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Ron Boone had a 13-year career in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association.
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Ron Boone is the current color commentator on Utah Jazz broadcasts.
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Ron Boone grew up in the Logan Fontenelle housing project and attended Technical High School in North Omaha, Nebraska.
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In high school, Ron Boone played basketball for Coach Neal Mosser, who had led Tech to the 1963 State title and had coached Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Boozer and Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson before Ron Boone.
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Ron Boone played baseball under Coach Josh Gibson, older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, who was an Omaha native and Technical High School alumnus.
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Small in stature at the time, Ron Boone reflected on his basketball aspirations after high school.
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Ron Boone played two seasons with the Dallas Chaparrals from 1968 to 1971.
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Ron Boone averaged 17.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 201 games with the Dallas Chaparrals.
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Ron Boone averaged 17.6 points in the ABA Finals 4 games to 3 victory over the Kentucky Colonels, with Dan Issel and Louis Dampier.
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Ron Boone averaged 21.0 points in the Dallas series and 14.9 in the Indiana series.
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On October 25,1979, Ron Boone was traded by the Lakers to the Utah Jazz for a 1981 3rd round draft pick, returning to Utah and finishing his professional career with two seasons playing for the Utah Jazz.
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On January 26,1981, Ron Boone was waived by the Utah Jazz.
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Ron Boone averaged 16.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals, with 17,437 total career points.
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In 84 career playoff games, Ron Boone averaged 16.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.7 steals.
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Ron Boone averaged 13.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 379 career NBA games.
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Ron Boone is likely the only player in major professional sports history to have never missed a single game played in his career.
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Ron Boone has never missed a game as a broadcaster as well.
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Ron Boone finished 3rd all-time in American Basketball Association scoring with 12,153 points, behind Dan Issel and Louie Dampier.
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Ron Boone finished 6th all-time in ABA assists, 5th in games played, 5th in minutes played, 2nd in personal fouls, and 1st in turnovers.
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In Terry Pluto's book on the history of the ABA, Loose Balls, interviewees noted that Ron Boone's nickname was "The Legend", because he always showed up each season in shape and always was remarkably consistent.
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However, Ron Boone played at least 20 minutes in each game.
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Ron Boone starting calling games for the Jazz in September, 1988.
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JaRon Boone played college basketball at the University of Nebraska from 1992 to 1996, averaging 12.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 127 career games.